Husky Tracks

Hello PRT Families,

We had an exciting week at PRT with City XC kicking off the week on Monday. Of the six XC teams, 5 of the city champs were PRT huskies. We celebrated Tuesday morning with a pop of parade led by the drum line to celebrate the city champions! We are exciting for the city volleyball games this weekend and the city football games the week of Oct. 14. We are also getting excited for our band, orchestra and choir concerts as well as our fall musical Finding Nemo! All of our students have been working so hard and it fun to see it pay off in their competitions and performances!

It's hard to believe we are wrapping up Q1 this week. All students should check StudentVue this weekend and make sure everything has been turned in!

Have a wonderful weekend, Huskies!

Dr. Jenna Jones

Proud PRT Principal

#PRT20YrsGreat

CROSS COUNTRY

• For the 6th grade girls: Hadley Babb was 18th, Priya Valenzuela 16th, Chloe Murray 14th, Alessandra Hatcher 13th, Alaina Brown 9th and Kendall Schurz won the mile race with a time of 6:09. The 6th grade girls team took home the city championship!
• For the 6th grade boys: Carter Hansen was 17th, Odin Smith 13th, Graham Wishman 7th, Hayden Price 6th, Brantley Sides 4th and Maxsen Unick was 3rd. The 6th grade boys team took home the city championship!
• In the 7th grade girls race, Ellie DeNeve was 17th, Lila Loschen 15th, Ainsley Phenicie 14th, Charley Ogg 13th, Ruth Rahmeier 12th, Anna Hills 10th, Djenabou Diallo 7th and Anna Boschert was 2nd. The 7th grade girls team took home the city championship!
• For the 7th grade boys, Cohen Johnson was 12th, Casen Hipol 9th, Thomas Hills 8th, Lincoln Dunlay 6th and Cole Papa was 3rd. The 7th grade boys team took home the city championship!
• For the 8th grade girls, Olivia Vance was 20th, Samantha Macke 17th and Mikayla DeYoung was 16th. The 8th grade girls team placed 3rd in city!
• For the 8th grade boys, Gaven Lehman and Evan Poss tied for 19th, Grant Kuhl 8th, Liam Lynn 6th and Keller Stevens was 3rd. The 8th grade boys team took home another city championship!

VOLLEYBALL

The 8th grade A team had some tough competition against Frontier Trail. After trailing 14-3 in the first game, we ended up losing by 2 points knowing we would play a third game. The second game was won 25-17. In the third game to 15 points, our players fell short. Brecklyn led the team in assists while Reese was our kill leader in the A game. For the B game, this is the best we have seen them play. The communication was immaculate! Maiya led the team in assists while Ryanne led the team in aces. Our last game is tomorrow against Indian Trail.

7th grade volleyball came out victorious in both the A and B game at Frontier Trail. The A team front row attack was led by Kendall Macrorie with 1 kill, Mia Jarvis and Sammi Hallenback with 3 kills. Emma Clayton recorded a season high 7 kills. Marin Wagner was perfect from the serving line going 17 for 17. B team fought back in their second set coming away with the victory after being down 12 to 2. Kaylee Topping led the way from the serving line going 9 for 9 with 4 aces. Simone Dineros closed the game out with 8 straight perfect serves.

The 8th grade volleyball teams finished the season strong with wins against Indian Trail. The A team won in two games, with scores of 25-11 and 25-15. Standout performances from Liv Mervosh in the backrow and Tyler Neely with her swings. The B team wanted to play a little extra volleyball, winning a stunning third set 15-1. Ryanne Dickey's serving consistency partnered with Peighton Orel's swings helped propel the B team wins. The 8th grade team will play 8:00am Saturday at Mission Trail.

7th grade volleyball finished out their regular season in dominating fashion. A team won against Indian Trail in 2 sets. Kendall Macrorie was 19 for 20 in serves with 11 aces, Sienna Roberts served 3 straight aces, and Mia Jarvis served a perfect 9 serves with 4 aces. B team was led by Mallory Nelson who served 6 straight points with 3 aces. Ady Eager led the second set with 11 for 12 serving with 6 aces. Kelsey Murphy chipped in 2 perfect passes and 1 kill. B team finished the season 8 and 1 and A team finished undefeated. 7th grade will host the city tournament this Saturday at PRT. PRT will play either CST or OT in the semi finals around 9am. Come out and support your huskies as they play for a city championship!

FOOTBALL

Our 8th Grade Huskies fought hard in a tough 0-6 loss against California Trail. Big defensive stops from Landon Johnson and game-changing punts from Brady McElwain kept the team in the fight, helping to keep their city championship hopes alive.

The B Team came out on top with a 12-6 victory, powered by gutsy trick plays and hard-hitting defense from Kellan Stinnet and Graden Moyer, who made key defensive stops throughout the game.

Our 7th Grade Huskies continued their dominant run with a 34-6 victory yesterday! A key play came from Isaiah Goitom, whose clutch pick-6 shifted the momentum and gave the Huskies control of the game.

In the B Game, explosive offensive plays by Ledger and Miles led the team to a hard-fought 6-0 win.

Great job, Huskies! Let’s keep the winning streak alive!

Chiefs are red, Royals are blue, join us as we celebrate not one but two! Join us for a special district-wide spirit day on Monday, Oct. 7 to celebrate the Kansas City Chiefs and KC Royals who both play Monday. Wear your Red, Blue or both to celebrate our hometown teams! Let’s show our Olathe and KC pride – be sure to tag us on social media with your spirit day fun using #OPS4KC!

Have a great weekend and GO KC!

The ONW Homecoming Parade is scheduled for the morning of Thursday, October 10. Time TBD, but we usually start about 9:30. Please keep this in mind when scheduling appointments and with any needs to entering campus this morning. This is such an exciting morning! We love the community feel that the parade sets, and as future Ravens, we love celebrating with ONW!

Thursday, October 10 is the last day of quarter 1. All work needs to be completed and turned in by the end of the day. Students' semester grades are an average of Q1 and Q2.

Attention PRT Families:

We will be doing an ALL SCHOOL community service day on Tuesday, October 15th. Students will depart PRT around 9:10 on busses for their volunteer location around the Kansas City metro area. Volunteering could include working with children, elderly, animals, food drives, cleaning public areas, etc. Permissions slips will be going soon. These are due by Thursday, October 10th. We will inform you when your student is bringing this home. Please have your student dress accordingly for the day, including tennis shoes and clothes for working. Students will return by 12:15 and eat lunch at school. A schedule will be sent out later with more specific information. Parents who are interested in volunteering with their students, please contact kavena@olatheschools.org by September 30th to sign up.

Project Uplift

Before we depart to our community service locations, we will be making care packages at school for Uplift. We are asking families to donate some of the materials to make this possible. If you are able, please sign up to donate items and please bring them to the PRT front office NO LATER THAN Friday, October 11th.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090E48A5AE2C7-51351382-project#/

***Please note: we request that you refrain from call outs on this day, as we can not guarantee that we can locate your student in a timely manner. Also, please avoid late arrivals, as we can not guarantee that we can unite your student with their group. Thank you.

Friday, October 11 is a professional development day for staff.

Save the date! Parent Teacher conferences will be the week of October 14. In person conferences will be held on Wednesday, October 16 in the main gym and MPR from 4:30-8:30pm. These in person conferences are not scheduled.

Outside of Wednesday evening, teachers individually set 8 hours of conference times. These conferences are held virtually on teams or zoom unless requested by parent to be in person. These conferences will be scheduled. Teachers will send sign up links by the end of the day next Wednesday, October 2. We are looking forward to our parents and discussing your student's progress!

As a reminder, if a student device needs a repair, the cost is as follows:

First breakage: 25% of the cost

Second breakage: 50% of the cost

Third breakage: 100% of the cost

Any device not returned or intentionally damaged will result in 100% of cost

Please see the attachment for more details.

Any student need tech support should visit our building tech, Mr. Allen in the library.

Fall fastbridge reports were distributed on Tuesday, October 2 in ELA classes. Both math and reading scores were included. Please ask your student for this printed copy.

Tryouts will be the same time for both 7th and 8th grade. Tryouts are Monday October 21st, Tuesday October 22nd, and Wednesday October 23rd after school from 3:30-5:00. You must have a current physical on file to tryout. Please see Coach Haverkamp with any questions.

6th grade students will be taking assessments to learn about the different ways in which we process information the beginning of October. You can soon ask your student if they are a tactile, visual, or auditory learner and ways in which they can study more effectively based upon their results! They will also take a Matchmaker survey and saved careers that were interesting to them. They will look at education, training, salaries, and schools that offer those degree programs.

7th grade students will be looking at their Matchmaker survey results next week. They will also be completing their personality style survey and reflecting upon careers that match their values and strengths.

8th graders completed their career matches and have saved careers that are interesting to them.
They started to explore pathways, education and training, and programs of study that fit their interests.

This will help them when looking into all the various 21st Century Academy Programs in Olathe and preparing for their high school pathway/Individual Plan of Study (IPS)

For more information, you can visit the website: https://www.olatheschools.org/21stcenturyacademies

If you have questions about how to access any of your student’s results or resources, please reach out to the counselors!

Do you want to learn more about high school options and our Olathe 21st Century Academy information? Starting September 30th, we will be highlighting an “Academy of the Day” with our 8th grade students during WAG time. For more information on our high school academies, open houses, and upcoming dates check out their website here:

https://www.olatheschools.org/21stcenturyacademies

21ST CENTURY ACADEMIES INFORMATION

If you would like to learn more about the 21st century academies, please explore the videos below:

Take a Look at 21st Century Academies: Application FAQ's:
https://www.olatheschools.org/domain/3031 https://www.olatheschools.org/Page/10554

Academies Career Pathways Overview: How to Apply:
https://www.olatheschools.org/Page/10519 https://www.olatheschools.org/Page/11016

Individual Academy Descriptions: How to Complete the Distinguished Scholars Portion:
https://www.olatheschools.org/domain/3202 https://www.olatheschools.org/Page/11017

Academy FAQ's: How You Will Be Notified:
https://www.olatheschools.org/Page/10521 https://www.olatheschools.org/Page/11018

Each Academy hosts an Open House for students and parents/guardians. During this time, students are able to see the space, talk with facilitators, and learn more about the Academy. Dates and times for these are below – all are drop-in except for Distinguished Scholars, which you must attend for the entire time.

Tuesday, October 22nd @ Olathe North, 6:00
*Distinguished Scholars- must attend the entire time
Thursday, October 24th @ Olathe North, 5:45-7:45
*Animal Health, Geoscience, Medical Professions, & Sports Medicine
Wednesday, October 30th @ Olathe West, 6:00-8:00
*Green Tech & Public Safety
Wednesday, November 6th @ Olathe East, 5:30-7:30
*Civic Leadership, Design, & Future Educators
Thursday, November 7th @ Olathe South, 6:00-8:00
*BioMedical Engineering, Business Finance, Computer Science
Tuesday, November 12th @ Olathe Northwest, 5:30-7:30
*e-Communication
Wednesday, November 13th @ Olathe Northwest, 5:30-7:30
*Engineering

Friday, November 15th- 21st Century Academy Applications OPEN at 7am

Monday, December 9th- 21st Century Academy Applications CLOSE

Ongoing- Interviews scheduled for academies.

Friday, January 10th- 21st Century Academy notifications available via link at 4:00pm

Friday, January 17th- All 21st Century Academy & programs accept/decline responses must be received by 10 pm.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

November 15th: MOCK interviews at PRT for any students wanting to apply for 21st Century Academies

Contact Mrs. Brown with any questions!
arlbrown@olatheschools.org

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